News Across Tennessee

Stella-Jones Corporation will open its first U.S. steel lattice tower manufacturing facility in Fayetteville. The new facility will create nearly 230 jobs and is part of a $45 million investment. Expected to be fully operational by the end of 2027, the facility will help support growing demand from...

Officials with the Johnson City Parks and Recreation Department, municipal leaders, and local seniors gathered to unveil a new historical marker commemorating the first nationally accredited senior center in Tennessee. Founded in 1961, the original senior center has since expanded to the Memorial...

Cookeville officials celebrated the substantial completion of the West Stevens Street Phase I project by reopening the street to traffic. The $4 million project widened West Stevens Street from South Willow Avenue to West Jackson Street, added a center turn lane at South Willow Avenue, installed new...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is working with the city of Winchester to improve access to Tims Ford Lake at Winchester City Park as part of the Bill Dance Signature Lake Program (BDSL). A new 60-foot-wide boat ramp is presently open for use with renovations nearing completion on...

The city of Milan has completed the transfer of the former Milan Army Ammunition Plant, also known as the Milan Arsenal, from the U.S. Army. The city has purchased the site for $4.2 million, much of which came from Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) grant. This...

Officials with Kingsport and the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new BlueCross Healthy Place at Riverwalk Park. The new 5.6-acre park is located along the Holston River and provides a unique blend of natural beauty and recreational opportunities...

Germantown’s Public Art Program is launching Phase I of the Wolf River Cultural Greenway initiative, a multi-phase effort to integrate public art throughout the Greenway trail system. This phase includes two coordinated components: a series of large-scale murals at the Riverwood Pedestrian Tunnel...

Officials with the city of Dickson cut the ribbon on the first phase of the city’s J. Dan Buckner Park renovation project. The $2.8 million project will include a new playground, pavilion, restrooms, two basketball courts, and two courts striped for both tennis and pickleball with adjustable nets...

Starbucks officials have given more details on the plan to o expand its North American presence by locating a Southeast corporate office in Nashville. The company announced it invest $100 million and will employ up to 2,000 people over the next several years to serve in a variety of corporate...

Officials in Ashland City are looking forward to the development of a new rails-to-trails project that will connect the city to the Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail. The Eagle Pass Tract is a former Tennessee Central Railroad corridor that was recently donated to the city by the TennGreen Land...

Columbia officials celebrated the announcement of a major transportation improvement project along a major municipal corridor. City leaders joined state officials to announce inclusion of State Route 99 – known locally as Bear Creek Pike – in the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) 10...